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Physical Science
This course is designed to provide students with practical knowledge of Physical Science including scientific process and application skills; periodic table; solutions; bonding; chemical formulas; physical and chemical change; gravitational, electromagnetic, and nuclear forces; motion; energy; energy transformation; electricity and magnetism; nuclear science; metric units.
Biology
This course is designed to provide students with practical knowledge of Biology including process and application skills; cell processes; cell theory; photosynthesis and cellular respiration; genetics; classification; plants; animals; ecology; biogeochemical cycles.
Chemistry, General
Covers Chemistry Core content standards; scientific process and application skills; matter classifications; carbon chains; periodic table; solutions; kinetic theory; stoichiometry; ideal gases; physical and chemical changes; chemical and nuclear reactions. Fulfills the ―a physical science‖graduation requirement.
Physics, General
Covers Physics Core content standards; scientific process and application skills; linear, circular, and projectile motion; momentum; planetary motion; quantitative relationships; thermodynamics; wave behavior; light; electrical, magnetic, and gravitational forces; electricity. Fulfills the ―a physical science‖graduation requirement.
Forensic Science
Scientific process and application skills; crime scene investigation personnel; collection and preservation of evidence; firearms; trajectories; DNA testing; decomposition process; detection of drugs and poisons; blood splatter patterns; forged documents. Does not fulfill the ―a physical science‖graduation requirement.
Environmental Science
Scientific process and application skills; natural and human impacts; carrying capacity; renewable and nonrenewable energy resources; properties and importance of water; land-use practices; composition and erosion of soil. Does not fulfill the ―a physical science‖graduation requirement.